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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventor:
Eric Donald White, Seneca, SC (US);
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05);
Abstract
A device selects a plurality of other devices to participate in a blockchain based at least in part on observed behavior of a communication link between the device and each of the other devices. The device, based at least in part on the selecting, participates in the blockchain with at least some of the plurality of other devices.